| 单词 | throat-clearing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthroat-clearing throat-clearing n. and adj. (a) n. the action or an act of clearing or trying to clear phlegm from the throat by coughing or hawking, or of coughing slightly before speaking so as to speak more clearly, to attract attention, or to delay speaking when hesitant; also figurative; (b) adj. of, relating to, or characterized by this. ΚΠ 1811 L.-M. Hawkins Countess & Gertrude I. v. 78 A vast deal of throat-clearing, face-stroking, and aukward hesitation. 1841 Musical World 241 15 Apr. The singers make their final throat-clearing ahem! 1909 W. De Morgan It Never Can Happen Again ix. 145 He did not improve this by beginning, in a throat-clearing, gasping way.., ‘I say, Missis’. 1958 B. Hamilton Too Much of Water iv. 80 Tremendous expectorations and shattering throat-clearings. 2008 New Yorker 14 Jan. 56/1 His laugh was followed by an explosive, throat-clearing cough. 2015 Sunday Times (Nexis) 1 Nov. 16 The plot has been elbowed aside and put off for an awful lot of throat-clearing and scene-setting. < as lemmas |
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